Attending nursing school without an MMR due to autoimmune disability

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My daughter has an auto immune desease that prevents her from receiving her MRR shot. She desperatly want to become a nurse but we have not yet be able to find a clinical location that will accept her because of her inabiltiy to receive the MMR due to her diabilty. Can anyone help? thanks.

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Specializes in ER, Pre-Op, PACU.

If it truly is a medical contraindication, then ask for a physician’s medical exemption. It is a often a rarity to have a true medical exemption but occasionally it does happen and a physician can submit documentation. I don’t know the legalities of nursing schools and maybe they can still refuse clinical sites - not sure. I just know the general hospital wide system rules.

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First of all, you shouldn't be putting your name and phone number online like this. 

 Also, your daughter should be doing her own research. I'm a firm believer in teaching our children to stand on their own feet. An anonymous online forum is not the place to get this advice.

I have six grown children of my own and everybody manages their own affairs. I'm sure you can advise her to look into this on her own, it will teach her a lot.

 

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Well, first of all, this isn't about learning to manage her own affairs, she has enough trying to stay healty. She works even when her knees and ankle etc are swelled and in seriour pain. This about finding somebody who might know of a way to get her into nursing school with her disabilty. 

My name and phone number is my decision. I'm a big boy.

If anyone has any ideas or info that might help please respond or your welcome to give me a call.

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Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis.

You are a big boy, but putting that info out there is still a horrible idea. It ruins any chance of being anonymous in the future if you feel the need. I would edit those out. It also compromises her, as well, which I am sure you do not intend to do.

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5 hours ago, tmurray501 said:

My daughter has an auto immune desease that prevents her from receiving her MRR shot. She desperatly want to become a nurse but we have not yet be able to find a clinical location that will accept her because of her inabiltiy to receive the MMR due to her diabilty. Can anyone help? 

Is it only MMR? She will also need a whole raft of other immunizations - an annual influenza shot, Hep B, varicella, and (more than likely moving forward) mandatory Covid vaccine. I know of NO nursing programs who can obtain required clinical placements for unimmunized students. And frankly it is foolhardy to think about working in healthcare without them. 

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Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).
5 hours ago, tmurray501 said:

Can anyone help? 

 

14 minutes ago, meanmaryjean said:

I know of NO nursing programs who can obtain required clinical placements for unimmunized students. And frankly it is foolhardy to think about working in healthcare without them. 

It sounds like not, Tom.

And with all due respect, the TOS states "Please do not give out personal identifying information about yourself or others".

Good luck and the best to you and yours, Tom.

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7 minutes ago, Davey Do said:

 

It sounds like not, Tom.

And with all due respect, the TOS states "Please do not give out personal identifying information about yourself or others".

Good luck and the best to you and yours, Tom.

And anyone can view this site - not everyone is trustworthy on the internet. I realize this may be coming from a former ER nurse but it’s also just some common sense....

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It's my personal opinion that if someone has an autoimmune disorder, they should work outdoors, away from chemicals and toxins.

Their immune systems just don't function properly. A lot of those meds used to treat autoimmune disorders also compromise the immune system generally.

It's because of the chemical lives that we live that immune disorders are on the rise. Americans are over medicated, and are being kept in bubbles more and more, especially in the covid era. All these things interfere with the body's natural responses to antigens.

 

 

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She already had her covid vaccine, the other shots also are OK by her doctor. It is the MMR only that is holding her back. 

There is now a chicken pox vaccine that is dead and she can take, but so far not one for MMR.

Shes does not want to be Nurse to make money, she want to because she loves it! You should push hard to follow your dreams. 

 

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Specializes in Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life).

I have been diagnosed with three seperate auto-immune disorders and have never been advised to avoid vaccines. In fact, to the contrary, my physicians want me vaccinated for anything and everything there is a vaccine for (Including COVID). The way it was explained to me was that I needed all the immune system help I can get. 

Here is the latest advisory from EULAR (European Union Against Rheumatism) 

Final_lay_version_Vaccination_infl_RD.pdf (bmj.com)

As an interesting side note I will say that I have had 4 seperate MMR vaccines since 2010 as I never show any positive titres for Measal, Mumps or Rubella. I don't know if this also means I can't get those diseases but whenever I need a positive Titre I go get a vaccine and have the titre drawn within 48 hours to record a temporary immune response.

I am assuming from what you describe is that your daughter has something like RA or Lumpus. Your daughter should understand that her condition needs to be better controlled before she even attempts nursing school. The asociated physical and mental stress of nursing school may adversely affect her ability to perform to the minumum standard of what is expected of a student nurse and new grad. This is not to say that she cannot have a career in nursing but she may need to adjust her goals and expectations. I had to drop a BSN bridge program 2 years ago because my body reacted to the stress in a very negative way. Your daughter needs to speak to her Immunologist about current effective treatments for her disease. If she doesn't have a immunologist she should check with the nearest teaching hospital for a referral.

Good luck 

Hppy

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I personally am not aware of what specifically Japan uses, but they have their own version of the MMR, otherwise you could at least get the Measles and Mumps separate in Canada or Mexico. I don't think the Rubella is available separate. 

 

My guess is its not the schools, but the clinical sites. Maybe for profit schools or online schools. The issue would also come with employment. 

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